Un-Divide an Edge (Line)?

[Karash]

Is there anyway to "un-divide" an edge? I get this problem when using the follow me tool a lot. Afterwards, the edge it creates is broken up into itty bitty bits. Anyway to glue them back together?

-Kar

[Chris Fullmer]

If the line is actually linear, ten you can just draw out a small line segment from the break point and then delete. That will "heal" the line back into a single line. This will not work if it is not a truly linear line though.

[Karash]

Yea, I had that work around going on straight lines, but I am needing a way to do curved lines after a "follow me" action. It is really slowing me down. The workaround is selecting bounding edges then deselecting what is not needed for the "route"...but sometimes that is not possible.

[brookefox]

That does not seem to work for me Chris, whether I continue in the direction of the existing bits or change the angle of the next segment. I remembered there was an easy way.... (other than weld.rb (?)), but it is lost to me now.

edit: Oh... draw the new segment from an internal break point...of course.

[EarthMover]

You could always use the Weld plugin and see if that un-divides the lines. You also may want to look at Fredosix's plugin called Hover Select. It allows you to select all the lines of a curve even if they are divided.

[Karash]

I will look into that Earthmover, thanks for the tip.

brookefox, what do you mean by "draw the new segment from an internal break point" ?

-Kar

[Gaieus]

Weld will only "weld" those edges (so you can select them as one entity) but will not remove the segmentation. There is a "repair broken lines" plugin that Jim is suggesting here:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=189740#p189740
But I cannot seem to be able to access the Ruby Library Depot ATM. This would indeed "heal" these divided edges.

[brookefox]

@unknownuser said:

what do you mean by "draw the new segment from an internal break point" ?

Draw from a break point away from the outer ends, not from an end end point (on a segment not attached to another at both ends, but rather at only one end).

[simon le bon]

Hi

@chris fullmer said:

If the line is actually linear, ten you can just draw out a small line segment from the break point and then delete. That will "heal" the line back into a single line. This will not work if it is not a truly linear line though.

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@gaieus said:

Weld will only "weld" those edges (so you can select them as one entity) but will not remove the segmentation. There is a "repair broken lines" plugin that Jim is suggesting here:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=189740#p189740
But I cannot seem to be able to access the Ruby Library Depot ATM. This would indeed "heal" these divided edges.

repair_broken_lines.rb

Re: It seems that Ruby Library Depot can be reached again...

*simon

[Gaieus]

@simon le bon said:

Re: It seems that Ruby Library Depot can be reached again...

*simon

Thanks Simon. It is actually on and off nowadays and sometimes it works sometimes don't.